Trunk-lock.



J.. BREWER.

TRUNK LOGK.

APPLIOATIOIFVILED 00T. 5, 1911.

Patented Allg. 27, 1912.

` WITNESS/58 ZTOHNEYS UMTED sfrArEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH BREwma E NEW Yonx, N. Y.

TRUNK-Loox.' l

"substantially parallel with each other and To all whom t may concern:

13e it known that I, JOSEPH BREWER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have inventeda new and Improved member to belocked. I also provid-e, in connection with the keeper just mentioned, a plate or hasp to be secured against the inner surface ofthe trunk cover and pro-vided 'with a portion bent outwardly across the edge of the trunk cover in order to support the plate' for engaging the keeper.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification in' which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective showing my device as applied to a trunk; Fig. 2 is a section on the line2-2 ofF i 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; ig. 3 is asection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4 is a detail showing the keeper removed from the trunk.

A trunk body is shownlfragmentarily at 6 and the top at 7 Mounted upon the inside of the top -is a plate 8 secured in position by :aid of screws 9 and provided withy a portion 10 bent directly outward and engaging the adjacent-.edge of the top 7.` The portion 10 Ais provided .with cylindricalv bearings 10 which hold a pin 11. A plate or hasp 12 is provided with cylindrical bearings 12 which also engage this 'pin and by aid whereof form a vhinge connection between the Aplate`12 and the portion 10 of the plate 8. The plate 12 is provided with a slot 13.

The keeper in one ofrits forms is show n more 'particularly in Fig.l 4. It is, in this instance, made of a single strip of sheet material. Two portions 14 are bent outwardly' and away from each other so as to occupy the `same plane. Two other port1ons115A are specification of Letters Patent. I

Application filed october 5, 1911.

derstood in this art.

are Asecured together by a portion 17. Screws 16 hold the keeper 'upon the top 7 o-f the trunk. The portions 15, 17, which are Patented Aug. 27, 1912.'

integral with each other, together constitute a tongue through which extends an opening 18 to. facliate the'application of the lock, which may be of ordinary construct-ion, and is not shown. The body port-ion 6 is provided with a slot 19 through which extends the tongue made up of the portions 15, 17.

The device shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 is used as follows: The plate 12 is yswung downwardly as indicated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, so that the tongue of the' keeper extends' lthrough the slot 13. The lock is neXt applied by aid of the hole 18 in they manner well un# From the above description, it will be apparent that the lock cannot be'broken or removed after the the trunkitsel for thereason that both the plate 8 and the keeper 15, are secured by fastening means which are located inside of the trunk and engage with the trunkby passin through the inner surface thereof. The li of the trunk will therefore be held closed with the maximum degree of security. Further I wishl to Vhave it understood that while I have shown and described my improved` lock as being applied for the purpose :of securing the cover` orvlid of a truillglt is by no means limited to 4use in such manner, but I- may'employ it to secure the lid of any box or receptacle or evenupon doors if needbe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-v ters Patent is 1. As .an article of manufacture, a plate like, said plate havinga bent portion, the

body of said plate. to be fitted against an inner surface of said cover, and the bent porpadlock is once passed through thea erture 1 8, without breaking ladapted to be fit-tedto a trunkcover or the tion to lie in contact with an edge of the A same, means for securing said plate to the cover, and a second .plate hinged to the outer edge of the bent portion of the first-mentioned plate.

2. A device of the character described for locking together two relatively movable members, comprising a'plate secured tothe inner side of one o f said members and having a second plate hinged thereto on the outside of said member, and a keeper carried by the other of said membersand having bent por- In testimony whereof I have signed my tions at one end secured to said other memname to this specification in thepresence oi -berupon aY side thereof corresponding'to the two subscribing witnesses.

first-mentioned side of the i'rst member, and JOSEPH BREWER. 5 having'a tongue passing through saidother Witnesses: f

member to the other side in position to be WAL'roN HAIiRIsoN,

engaged by said pivoted plate. PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs. 

